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    • Wood panel, 11th century; Fatimid
    Egypt
    Carved wood

    13 3/4 x 9 in. (34.9 x 22.9 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1911 (11.205.2)

    This panel, probably from a wooden door, is deeply carved with two horse heads in relief. Attention to detail is evident in the beaded bands and bridles amid arabesques. The piece was carved to different depths in order to produce a pleasing chiaroscuro effect, a technique mastered by Fatimid woodworkers. A companion piece, almost certainly from the same door, is in the Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo.

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    This work has been published in the Museum's Bulletin or Journal. These articles may or may not represent the most current scholarship.
  • Aanavi, Don. "Western Islamic Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 27, no. 3 (November, 1968).
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  • Wood panel, 11th century; Fatimid
    Egypt
    Carved wood

    13 3/4 x 9 in. (34.9 x 22.9 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1911 (11.205.2)